Chapter 3 of The Irish Twins is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Irish Twins is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands. They were the Judges! The Twins almost held their breath while the Judges looked Diddy over. Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young. She is a thoroughbred.
Chapter 3 of The Irish Twins is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.”
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.”
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading “They were the Judges!”
domestic swine
From this reading “Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young.”
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading “Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.”
a well-bred person
From this reading “She is a thoroughbred.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The Twins almost held their breath while the Judges looked Diddy over.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The Twins almost held their breath while the Judges looked Diddy over.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Twins almost held their breath while the Judges looked Diddy over.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
every person
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The Twins almost held their breath while the Judges looked Diddy over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a thoroughbred.
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading They were the Judges!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Twins almost held their breath while the Judges looked Diddy over.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Twins almost held their breath while the Judges looked Diddy over.
domestic swine
From this reading Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young.
plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a thoroughbred.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the Judges!
a well-bred person
From this reading She is a thoroughbred.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
precisely as stated
From this reading Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
at the time that
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
during the time that
From this reading The Twins almost held their breath while the Judges looked Diddy over.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everybody was interested, but nobody offered to buy, and the Twins were getting discouraged when along came some farmers with ribbons in their hands.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Then the head man said, "That's a very fine pig, and young.
Chapter 3 of The Irish Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins holds 465 sentences, grouped into 93 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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